Summary

Are you motivated by images or words? If you are more interested in the power of the image and its meaning, this programme is for you. Images, whether moving or still, play a central role in shaping the world around us and the lives we lead. The MLitt Film and Visual Culture develops critical skills and theoretical understanding of visual culture in its social and historical contexts, through discussion and analysis of film, photography and theoretical writing. The MLitt in Film and Visual Culture develops critical skills and theoretical understanding of visual culture in its social and historical contexts through discussions and analysis of film, photography and theoretical writing.

Engaging with a wide range of material, including film, photography and digital media, the MLitt in Film and Visual Culture introduces you to the key ideas and debates which have shaped understanding of visual culture during the twentieth and twenty first centuries. Two core courses provide a grounding in theoretical perspectives and critical skills. Optional modules allow you to explore visual culture in different historical and cultural contexts and include a practice-based pathway. Core courses prepare you for your dissertation project, which allows for the sustained investigation of a topic identified by you, working in consultation with your supervisor. The course will be of interest to you if you are from the following background including: Film Studies, Cultural Studies, English, Modern Languages and Art History. It will also be of interest to you if you have a professional background in the visual arts and media.

Sponsorship info

There are various sources of funding to support you during your period of study. We have a number of scholarships and bursaries available to our students, and external sources of funding available.

4 course options

Students are normally required to have a good 2.1 degree (or its equivalent) in a subject of relevance to Film and Visual Culture, such as Anthropology, Art History, English, Film Studies, Media Studies, Modern Languages, Sociology or Theatre Studies.

Assessment

Assessment methods include essays, reports and other coursework. The Master's also requires a 15,000-word dissertation, while the diploma consists of coursework alone.

Modules

The programme is delivered by means of seminars and workshops which are tutor- and student-led as appropriate.

Students are normally required to have a good 2.1 degree (or its equivalent) in a subject of relevance to Film and Visual Culture, such as Anthropology, Art History, English, Film Studies, Media Studies, Modern Languages, Sociology or Theatre Studies.

Assessment

Assessment methods include essays, reports and other coursework. The Master's also requires a 15,000-word dissertation, while the diploma consists of coursework alone.

Modules

The programme is delivered by means of seminars and workshops which are tutor- and student-led as appropriate.

Students are normally required to have a good 2.1 degree (or its equivalent) in a subject of relevance to visual culture (such as anthropology, art history, English, film studies, media studies, modern languages, sociology or theatre studies). Even if you have been educated in the medium of English you must meet our English Language requirements (certain countries may be exempted from this requirement). This programme requires that you meet the 'Postgraduate Standard' level of English proficiency. If you are in doubt about your proficiency in English, contact the British Council office or its equivalent in your country. If your first language is not English, it is important that your proficiency in English is good in order for you to study successfully at the University of Aberdeen. Without this ability you will find great difficulty in understanding lectures, producing written work and sitting examinations.

Assessment

Assessment methods include essays, reports and other coursework. The Master's also requires a 15,000-word dissertation, while the diploma consists of coursework alone.

Modules

Students take 1 core course in each semester: Introduction to visual culture and theory (semester 1); critical analysis of visual culture (semester 2). They also take an optional course in each semester, which explores different modes and forms of visual culture in a rangeof cultural and historical contexts. Students working towards an Master's complete a 15,000-word dissertation over the summer.

Students are normally required to have a good 2.1 degree (or its equivalent) in a subject of relevance to visual culture (such as anthropology, art history, English, film studies, media studies, modern languages, sociology or theatre studies). Even if you have been educated in the medium of English you must meet our English Language requirements (certain countries may be exempted from this requirement). This programme requires that you meet the 'Postgraduate Standard' level of English proficiency. If you are in doubt about your proficiency in English, contact the British Council office or its equivalent in your country. If your first language is not English, it is important that your proficiency in English is good in order for you to study successfully at the University of Aberdeen. Without this ability you will find great difficulty in understanding lectures, producing written work and sitting examinations.

Assessment

Assessment methods include essays, reports and other coursework. The Master's also requires a 15,000-word dissertation, while the diploma consists of coursework alone.

Modules

Students take 1 core course in each semester: Introduction to visual culture and theory (semester 1); critical analysis of visual culture (semester 2). They also take an optional course in each semester, which explores different modes and forms of visual culture in a rangeof cultural and historical contexts. Students working towards an Master's complete a 15,000-word dissertation over the summer.

Location

King's CampusKing's CollegeAberdeenAB24 3FX

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